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Dakota is a city in Winona County, Minnesota.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area
of 1.0 square miles (2.5 kmē), of which, 0.7 square miles (1.7 kmē) of
it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 kmē) of it (32.65%) is water. The
elevation is 679 ft (207 m).

As of the census of 2000, there were 329 people, 130
households, and 92 families residing in the city. The
population density was 493.1 people per square mile
(189.6/kmē). There were 145 housing units at an average
density of 217.3/sq mi (83.6/kmē). The racial makeup of
the city was 99.70% White, 0.30% from other races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.30% of the
population.

There were 130 households out of which
31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them,
63.8% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a
female householder with no husband present, and 28.5%
were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up
of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who
was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city the population was spread
out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24,
28.3% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who
were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37
years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For
every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8
males.

The median income for a household in
the city was $50,156, and the median income for a family
was $53,929. Males had a median income of $38,333 versus
$24,375 for females. The per capita income for the city
was $17,700. About 3.6% of families and 4.7% of the
population were below the poverty line, including 2.7%
of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

DAKOTA
is a city beside the Mississippi, in section 7 of Dresbach Township and
section 12 of New Hartford Township. It was incorporated as a village on
May 23, 1951. It was laid out in 1855 and developed in 1859 by Nathan
Brown, who came to Minnesota in 1847, had a stockyard, and ran a ferry
service to Wisconsin. The post office operated 1855-57 and was
reestablished in 1875. Once the center of berry growing, the main
industry is now apple growing.

We are located in the beautiful
Mississippi River Valley, where the terrain poses the
problem of water run-off and erosion of our precious soil.
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Southwind apples are grown on the choice
hillsides of a broad, deep valley near the town of Dakota,
which nestles on the banks of the Mississippi River. Here,
their roots lie deep in the wind-driven loess soil that
blankets a deep deposit of limestone rock. Kissed by the dew
and mist from the Mississippi, they spend long hours bathing
in the sun, gently ripening to full-bodied goodness.